United Parcel Service will raise its rates for the coming year, the company announced Tuesday. The new prices will take effect on February 8.

Daymark Logistics set up a program it says will give medium-sized companies the benefits of specialized “demand” chains that have been available only to large firms.

Two U.S.-based transportation companies have made acquisitions in Argentina as part of efforts to expand service to the Mercosur region of South America — Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

Truckers are being asked to help get food and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Mitch. The Nicaraguan Independent Emergency Commission needs trucks to move food, medicine, clothes and other supplies from Baton Rouge, La., and Alton, Texas, to New Orleans.

The National Industrial Transportation League, this country’s largest organization of shippers, wrapped up its 91st annual meeting ended Tuesday after electing a new slate of officers.

Amtrak says its express cargo service is attracting increasing amounts of priority freight. Amtrak's Ed Ellis, commenting at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual meeting, said the freight is being diverted from trucking carriers, not from other railroads.

Clean Diesel Technologies said it raised approximately $1.85 million from European investors to continue funding the development of fuel additives to reduce diesel engine emissions.

Transit Group said it obtained a $50 million commitment from GE Capital to help refinance its current fleet of tractors and trailers and to support future equipment purchases.

Truck maker Freightliner Corp. said it will work with Microsoft Corp. to develop strategies for using the Internet. The effort will focus on developing electronic commerce — “e-commerce” — which is to enable Freightliner customers to make transactions on the World Wide Web.

Michael J. Hayes, director of advertising sales for Transport Topics and TT Publishing since 1994, has been promoted to vice president and associate publisher.